ZiPCAD Pro CAD Software for Palm PC Overview
ZiPCAD|Pro is a powerful, full-featured CAD program for Palm OS handhelds that is so simple and intuitive to use, you could be drawing in minutes.
If you're still using paper to sketch existing conditions you are spending more time than you need in the field and wasting precious time back at the office translating your sketches into CAD.
Drafting existing conditions with ZiPCAD|Pro allows for instant verification of drawings, eliminating the need to return to the site to collect missed or inaccurate measurements that often occur when sketching by hand. With ZiPCAD|Pro you can measure with a tape measure and enter dimensions using ZiPCAD's handy popup keypads or upload dimensions directly into ZiPCAD|Pro using the Bluetooth-compatible Leica Disto Plus laser distance meter. ZiPCAD drawings are exported to your desktop CAD program as DXF files, eliminating the need to translate drawings back at the office and allowing you to begin designing minutes after returning from the site.
ZiPCAD|Pro generally reduces existing condition documentation time by 50-75%. The savings typically pays for the ZiPCAD|Pro license and any hardware investments in two uses. Further savings are realized by linking the Disto Plus to ZiPCAD|Pro with Bluetooth, allowing you to create existing condition documentation with half the manpower needed for traditional measurement techniques because the need for a separate person to call out dimensions from a tape measure is eliminated.
ZiPCAD|Pro will save you time and earn you more money by:
- Reducing documentation time in the field
- Eliminating missed or erroneously measurements in the field
- Eliminating the need to translate hand drawings back at the office
ZiPCAD Pro CAD Software for Palm PC Features
ZiPCAD|Pro's punchlist tool allows you to quickly create and manage punchlists in the field and then export them back in the office as a spreadsheet file compatible with most spreadsheet software including Excel, Access, and WordPerfect. DXF drawings that contain the location of punchlist items can also be exported to create powerful punchlist reports that list the punchlist items in spreadsheet format with an accompanying drawing that shows the location of each punchlist item.
To create a punchlist item in the field in ZiPCAD|Pro, simply tap the location of the punchlist item in your drawing and specify the details using pull-down menus that allow you to quickly select preset values such as location, due date, and type. Punchlists entries can be updated and checked off as they are completed, so your punchlists are always up to date.
Each punchlist item is assigned a unique ID in the spreadsheet and the DXF drawing for cross-referencing, showing the exact location of each punchlist item.
ZiPCAD Pro CAD Software for Palm PC
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ZiPCAD|Pro is a full-featured 2-D CAD program that runs on Palm OS PDAs and Treos. It has all the 2-D features that users have come to expect from their desktop CAD program. Because ZiPCAD uses common CAD conventions, such as layers, snapping, trimming, etc., users of desktop CAD software, such as AutoCAD, ArchiCAD, VectorWorks, DataCAD, etc., will find its interface easy to learn.
Project managers that carry large drawing sets into the field can now carry drawing on their Palm OS handheld. Drawing can be marked up and annotated in the field and exported back at the office.
DXF files can be exported directly to the handheld's SD card and emailed remotely. DXF drawings can be uploaded to the devices' SD card and imported into ZiPCAD.
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